Numerical Modeling of Pollutant Transport in Estuaries
A robust numerical solution to the pollutant transport phenomenon in an estuary is presented. The fractional step algorithm is employed to split the physical process into convection step...
Beach Creation by Integrated Shore Protection System
By thinking back to the past efforts of shore protection works against coastal disasters in Japan, the reasons why many sandy beaches have disappeared and why the present shore protection...
Environmental Impact Assessment Requirements for Coastal Development in Malaysia
The social and economic consequences of coastal erosion and the concern generated have increased rapidly in Malaysia as development of coastal areas escalates. The need for a proper management...
The Acqisition of Remotely Sensed Sargassum Information on Daya Bay
The nuclear power plant on Daya Bay is the largest nuclear power plant under construction in China. In order to obtain reliable data about the possibility of blocking of the water intake...
Case Study: Management and Development Along the East China Sea, China
Situated in the central part of the West Pacific rim, the East China Sea is the most important one of the four China Seas. About 1/3 of the coastline, 2/5 of the estuaries and 1/2 of the...
Coastal Resources Management Planning and Implementation for the Fishery Sector Program of the Philippines
This paper explains the methods being used to plan for and implement a coastal resources management (CRM) component of the Fishery Sector Program (FSP) for the Philippines. The FSP, supported...
The Construction of the Shanghai Port and Its Sea-Entering Channel
The Shanghai Port, the biggest port in China, has not enough passing capacity. In order to solve this problem, some new ports must be built. According to sedimentation, fluvial processes...
Public Education and Participation: The Foundation of Success for CRM in Developing Countries
If initiatives in coastal resources management (CRM) are to succeed and be effective, not only must they be technically sound but they must be accepted as necessary, reasonable and fair....
Kuala Selangor Nature Park?A Conservation Effort in the Coastal Zone
The Kuala Selangor Nature Park is a landmark in the history of conservation of Malaysia. It is the first time in this country, that a State Government, i.e. Selangor and the Malayan Nature...
Coastal Zone Management, National Implementable Plan and Policy Development?A Case Study of Phuket Island
The Thailand Coastal Resources Management Project (CRMP) had been applied to Thailand since 1986 with aim to strengthen the Thai's capabilities in managing an integrated coastal...
Saving What's Left of Tourism Development at Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand
The tourism industry in Phuket, southern Thailand has grown without direction or control since everyone, local or foreign, wants a bit of the pie. Patong, the most popular beach on the...
A National Coral Reef Management Strategy for Thailand
The National Coral Reef Management Strategy is a policy reform initiative of the Thailand Coastal Resources Management Project (CRMP). The objective of the CRMP is to develop national...
What Future for Phuket?
Phuket Island is a key demonstration site for formulating Thailand's coastal resources policies. In its first two years in Phuket, reported at CZ89, the Thailand Coastal Resources...
A Reef Conservation Project Involving Sport Divers in Singapore
The limited extent of Singapore's territorial waters places almost all the area within the boundary of its harbours. This includes many of the fringing and patch reefs associated...
The Coastline of Bangladesh?An Overview of Processes and Forms
The paper describes the coastline of Bangladesh the inlet system, geometry, hydro-geo-morphological characteristics and the processes with which it is formed. The coastline has been identified...
Waves on Coral Reefs
In connection with hydraulic studies for development of a new harbour on the SW-corner of Male Island in the Maldives, the author took an interest in the phenomena of waves on coral reefs....
Field Experiment of a Wave Power Extracting Caisson Breakwater
The Ministry of Transport of Japan (MOT) is currently developing a fixed-OWC wave power converter called a wave power extracting caisson. This device can be used as caissons for composite-type...
Implications of Sea-Level Rise and Climate Change on Two Developing Resort Islands in Thailand and Singapore
The increasing demand of coastal tourism in the East Asian Seas region has led to islands being developed into holiday resorts. The appeal of these resort islands depends on the developed...
A New Panama Canal?
Based upon the 1977 treaty between the United States and Panama and an exchange of diplomatic notes among Panama, Japan and United States, a trinational feasibility study is being conducted...
Anchor Damage on the Coral Reef of Sombrero Island, Batangas, Philippines
A total of fifty six anchor drops and retrieval were observed in the coral reef of Sombrero Island, Batangas Philippines. The study showed that a total of 15.4164 square meters of corals...
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